Well, I've had this reel apart for quite some time, so the problem may be myself...but, picked up a set of 5:1 pro challenger gears used, they are in great shape, so I highly doubt it's them..but I assembled it and the handle is hard to turn and usually doesn't turn the spool. I used the spacing sleeve that came with them, any ideas on where to start?
Is the gear set mismatched? Pinion gear in backwards?
Pics?
Thanks,
Fred
I'll post some when I get home. On lunch break now lol
Could be, I didn't do a dry run. Regret that lol
I think i have asked you this before. Are you in Saint Augustine? maybe we could get together for some fishing and reel maintenance. i live in Heritage park right now but will be off of wildwood drive soon
hit me up.
Jamie
Quote from: broschro on March 02, 2016, 05:03:22 PM
I think i have asked you this before. Are you in Saint Augustine? maybe we could get together for some fishing and reel maintenance. i live in Heritage park right now but will be off of wildwood drive soon
hit me up.
Jamie
I am! I work at Ray's Collision on wildwood, live in the shores. We'll deff have to get together
Check to make sure your main gear and drag-stack aren't too tall. Sometimes your under-gear washer can be too thick or you have too many or too thick washers in your drag-stack. This will cause your main to bind up on your sideplate. Also make certain your eared washers aren't moving out of place when you assemble.
What sideplates do you have? The new Cortez Conversion plates are a bit tight with the Pro Challenger spacing sleeve. Check the spacing sleeve to make sure it's not tight in your sideplate. You can swap your stock spacer back in to see if that's the culprit.
Good luck
Mike
Quote from: PacRat on March 02, 2016, 11:54:04 PM
Check to make sure your main gear and drag-stack aren't too tall. Sometimes your under-gear washer can be too thick or you have too many or too thick washers in your drag-stack. This will cause your main to bind up on your sideplate. Also make certain your eared washers aren't moving out of place when you assemble.
What sideplates do you have? The new Cortez Conversion plates are a bit tight with the Pro Challenger spacing sleeve. Check the spacing sleeve to make sure it's not tight in your sideplate. You can swap your stock spacer back in to see if that's the culprit.
Good luck
Mike
Do what Mike said and if it's binding a little tighten the drag and see if it gets better. That's a good start.
All totally "stock" added the gears and a metal spool. I have the 3 carbon washers and 3 metal ones, but I kept the "spring" washer, the curvy one. According to the schematics it goes under the spacer, is that right?
Try putting the spring washer between the spacer and drag star.
Mike
May I ask where you got the used 5:1 pro challenger gear set from? It's odd to find a used set of those already, they're fairly new, but anything is possible.
Pro challenger offers two types of main gears for the 5:1 ratio, one is deeper that the other, requiring some additional washers to keep the star from bottoming out.
Sal
From a guy on a Facebook group I'm on. Judging by his knowledge, he might even be on here. Taking some pics now
I feel like I can rule out the gears, just inspected the teeth, no problems, tested them by themselves and the spin perfectly easy.
I tried the spring washer between the spacer and star drag but the spacer is too short. It did Coke with two spacers though, and I don't remember which is which. I'm stumped.
A long shot, but is it possible the Pro Challenger gears are those meant for a 505 Jigmaster and not a 500?
Chad
Does the main gear have a raised lip? If so its the wrong one.
Pics would really be helpful here...
Sid
Quote from: sdlehr on March 03, 2016, 03:16:44 PM
Pics would really be helpful here...
Sid
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Best,
Fred
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Sorry for the delay on the pics. Time consuming to do upload and copy/paste all from my phone between jobs. But there's what I'm working with lol
Put the old gears back in, works great. Doesn't make sense to me, unless the gears are for a different Jigmaster. Looks like these will be up for sale lol
Hey, these were from me. Yep the real deal bought from PC. They were installed but never used in my Accurate 501. I went back to 4:1 steel and decided to sell these.
Lol yep! As advertised, in perfect shape. I'm sure ya just something I was doing wrong. Gonna try again on my dad's jig he just picked up. Crazy good shape on the outside, nasty grease buildup on the inside. Perfect project lol